Lego Racers
Question Time!
What is Lego Racers?
Lego racers is a fun as stuff game from 1998-1999. Although it's old, and the graphics aren't impressive, it's all about gameplay.
It's, obviously, a racing game. No multiplayer play, but you can create your own vehicles! It's quite fun indeed.
What's the Gameplay like?
The gameplay is fairly simple. You build a car, you race it.
What happens is, it's somewhat like Mario Kart. If you hit your power-up button right on "Go!", then you will be boosted up to Level 2 boost.
During the race, you race against 5 other contestants, and there are power-ups along the track.
Green
Red
Yellow
Blue.
You just run into them, and you pick them up.
What are the different powerups?
The green power-up is boost. Level 1: Red boost, least energy, shortest. Level 2: Green boost, larger, more energy, short. Level 3: Blue boost, dual thrusters, more energy, normal. Level 4: Time Warp. You warp ahead of the competition!
The yellow power-up are drops. Level 1: Oil Slick, simply spins the enemy. Level 2: Explosive Barrel, throws it and hits behind players. Level 3: Satellite. This small satellite will grab the victim, throw them forward, then throw them back. Level 4: Mummy Head. It will make you dizzy, so your steering is reversed.
The red power-up is projectiles. Level 1: Cannonball. Level 2: Hook. You grab the victim, and pull yourself ahead of them. Level 3: Magic Wand. It will mount it to the front of your car and cast an electric beam. Anyone who hits it is temporarily stunned. Level 4: Heat-Seeking Missiles. Self-explanatory.
The blue power-up is shield. Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4. They simply change in strength and length. Level 1 being the weakest and shortest, Level 4 being the longest and strongest.
How do you build a car?
The first button on the Main Screen is Build. You start off building a driver. The screen looks like this..
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You create your driver, and you can unlock more pieces by beating the champions.
Afterwards, you name it and take a license picture, posing his/her face how you want.
The second section is the car building. You can also unlock more pieces for vehicle construction.
The building system is different from blockland's. You do use the Numpad, but you have to use + and - keys in order to place bricks.
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Who are the leading champions?
The champions are as follows..
Captain Redbeard
King Kahuka
Basil the Batlord
Johnny Thunder
Baron Von Baron
Gypsy Moth
Rocket Racer [Final Boss]
Bonus: Veronica Voltage
Baron Von Baron and Rocket Racer later appeared in Lego Racers 2.
These characters appeared later in Lego sets.
Sounds good. Is it free?
No, of course not.
This game still sells out there. You can find it on E-Bay for 13$, and some stores for 5$.
It comes on the platforms N64 and PC.
D'oh. Well, photos please?
I'm going to take the pictures now.
Discuss.
